“It also failed to meet the expectations I have for myself. It surely won’t be my last mistake, but this particular error will be scrupulously avoided in my future commentaries. I’ve removed the offending description.”

The Times added its own comment after deleting the offending phrase from the piece.

“A description of Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the top of the original post did not meet Times standards,” the two-sentence statement read. “It has been removed.”

Horsey did offer a backhanded compliment for Sanders in the column: “Even if Trump privately wishes he had a supermodel for a press secretary, he is lucky to have Sanders.”